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19 implied HN points 17 Mar 23
  1. GPT-4 is a new large-scale model by OpenAI that can accept image and text inputs to produce text outputs.
  2. PaLM-E is an embodied multimodal language model that incorporates real-world sensor data into language tasks.
  3. Meta-black-box optimization can discover effective update rules for evolution strategies through meta-learning.
0 implied HN points 01 Mar 23
  1. Protein design using deep learning techniques to create custom biocatalysts
  2. Efficient de novo protein design through relaxed sequence space for better computational efficiency
  3. Improving robotic learning with corrective augmentation through NeRF for better manipulation policies
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0 implied HN points 06 Feb 23
  1. Hierarchical reinforcement learning is proposed for producing human-interpretable and generalizable program policies.
  2. Large language models can generate functional protein sequences across diverse families.
  3. SingSong is a system that generates musical accompaniments from singing using advanced source separation and audio generation techniques.
0 implied HN points 02 May 23
  1. Boosted Prompt Ensembles can enhance large language models' performance for reasoning
  2. Large language models like ChatGPT can excel in relevance ranking for Information Retrieval tasks
  3. Autonomous driving systems can be trained efficiently using deep RL without simulation or expert demonstrations